Since fall 2014, mobile devices officially outnumber people on the planet. With the ubiquitous access to mobile technologies, social media has become a global phenomenon. According to the data portal Statista, the power of social networking is such … Read more
Virtual studios were marked in The 2019 Innovating Pedagogy Report as one of the “top ten” innovations that may come into their own this year. In this, the second post in the virtual studio series, I will be … Read more
Augmented reality describes the addition of a computer assisted contextual layer of information to the physical world, thereby creating an enhanced experience. Virtual reality on the other hand creates an immersive experience that takes learners away from the … Read more
With the ever-growing popularity of tools such as Instagram and Snapchat, social media has taken a visual turn. Instagram is a mobile photo and video-sharing social networking service owned by Facebook. Launched in October 2010, the site had … Read more
The upcoming SITE conference will be held from March 18-22 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The program contains nine workshops as part of the conference. Workshops are a great way to explore a concept, technology or practice in depth, … Read more
This summer, I am teaching a couple of classes at German universities, combining travel and teaching, two of my favorite things. One of the classes is about social media. I will work with approx. 30 students in a … Read more
This article is the second part of a two-part series exploring the free 3D animation software Alice. Part 1 was to get you ready to start with Alice and to explore the interface. Part 2 shares my process … Read more
The 2019 Innovating Pedagogy Report from the Open University highlights ‘Virtual Studios’ as one of the ten pedagogical trends that might come into their own in the coming years. You can read a general summary on AACE Review. … Read more
It’s not a revolutionary technology, it’s not artificial intelligence, it does not generate learning analytics – and yet it is a proven innovative strategy: Roots of Empathy is one of the ten innovations highlighted in the 2019 Innovating … Read more
The 15th EATEL Summer School on Technology Enhanced Learning will take place on June 1-8, 2019 in Bari, Italy. The summer school is organized by the European Association of Technology Enhanced Learning – EATEL (http://ea-tel.eu/). The focus is similar to the AACE conferences … Read more